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Also ifejWi Control THe De-5
stroying Disorders Describ-
ed by Expert.
Washington,' D. cf, June' 5. Dis
eases of watermelons, hitherto not
well understood, are now less mys
terious. By reason of recent study
and the: development 'of combative
measures.- they may now be said to
be largely controllable. In a recent
publication, Farmers' Bulletin. 821,
"Watermelon Diseases," a: specialist
of the United-States Department ot
Agriculture" presents new; informa
tion regarding these disorders and
their: control.- Although -the bulletin
deals primarily with diseases found
in the commercial fields of the
Southeastern States, the information
is applicable wherever such troubles
nrrtir i
" t, t a (riMnnitiiwi
The Department of Agriculture,
through its advisory relations with
county agents and State extension
workers, is prepared to assist grow
ers in carrying into effect the cou-
J J f"p"U y--r.-v '
uui CiTr7JiT,t mit
is, however the spec points out.
a neea-ior uie iwujumuicul i
keting conditions and the co-operation
of buyers, and shippers In secur
ing for the growers a fair return , for
his fieid work in controlling an
thracnose and stem rot, two of the
most important of the diseases. The
ownership and responsibility for the
melons now are shifted when cars
are loaded and growers "of infected
melons receive the same price as
those who spray and treat their fruit.
Shippers as well as farmers should
understand the relation which field
conditions bear to the keeping quali
Doctors Agree On
Eczema Remedy
f Comfirm the Statements Abont
b p; d. D. Prescription
Geo. T. Richardson, M. D. : "In" my
opinion, D..JX D, should be applied in all
cases or skin disease an Immediate relief
to the itch, a calm to excited nerves, soft,
soothing yet a powerful agent, a strength
to the general system."
Dr. Unna Holmes: D. D. D. is as
near a specific for eczema and the dreaded
psoriasis as1 is quinine for malaria. I con
stantly prescribe D. D. D. also for salt
Theum, tetter, barber's- Itch, pimples, all
lorms of itching eruptions, scales, sores."
Dr. Ira T. Gabbert: "I freely admit
that - D. . D. D. reaches most cases of
eczema aad permanently cures them."
Dr. Gabbert of Caldwell, Kansas, is one
f the best skin specialists in the state.
Vrite and ask Jiim, about D. D. D.
Druggists are glad to recommend this
eoothing, cooling liquid. 25c, SOc and $1.00.
Come to us and we will tell you more about
this remarkable remedy. Tour money Back
unxess ine nrst Dottie relieves you. u. l. l).
Soap keeps your skin healthy. Ask about it.
' - R. R. Bellamy.
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ties of watermelons. V::
Genera! Precaution.
As a general precaution against
diseases in most of the commercial
watermelon growing districts of the
South, it is advisable, the specialist
says, to seject land, never previously
used for this crop and never exposed
to contamination by drainage vat'r,
by material .from old melon fields, or
by other means, : ?.-: , r it- .
Of the several serious diseies at
tacking watermelons In the United
States, wilt, root-knot, anthracnose,
stem-end rot - ( blossom-end ; to , and
ground rot) are the most destructive.
These may be recognized by the fol
lowing symptoms: -
Wilt The vines wilt, suddenly, &
ginring at . the ends of the : branches.
Root-knot The vines lack vigo
and the melons remain small; :roo:3
greatly enlarged,
Anthracnose the leaves . show
'dark spots and tend to shrivel up.
Anthracnose The fruit is spotted
with small pits.
Stem-end rot The fruit- decays ; at
the stem end.
Blossom-end rot The fruit decays
at the blossom end.
Ground rot The fruit decays
I where it rests on the ground, with
1 abundant white mold
J .
The cause of: wilt is a fungus which
attacks watermelons, only. It lives
in the soil, enters the small rots
and grows , up through the .water vex
OCIO YV IlllJ 1L MIU&O IU CLkX CALL Li. ,
as to cause the vine to wilt, -fter
vine dies grows out
tn the 0rfa f th0 -,,i
there forms multitudes of spores
minute seed bodies which spread
very widely. This disease now. occ rse
from the Atlantic to the Pacific and
from the Gulf of Mexico, to Iowa and
Maryland. The directions given for
its' control in the bulletin mentioned
will be most helpful in sections where
it is newly introduced, as growers in
the older sections: have use of resist
ant varieties.
About Remedies.
Remedy The measures of control
include a rotation of crops, the con
trol of drainage water, the avoidance
of stable manure, controlling the
range of live stock, and the possible
use of resistant varieties.
Watermelons are very susceptible
to injury by the root-knot nematode,
a very widely distributed pest in th3
South on most vegetables, cottons
cowpeas and so on.
Remedy Root-knot can be con
trolled in a practical way only bjr a
system of rotation with non-susceptible
crops such as winter grains, corn,
velvet beans and iron cowpeas or
other resistant cowpea varieties. A
full discussion of the control of this
important disease is contained in an
other publication. Farmers' Bulle
tin 648, "The Control of Root-knot, '
which will be sent free on applica
tion ta the Department of Agriculture.
Anthracnose is one of the most
troublesome watermelon diseases. It
is due to a fungus widely prevalent
not only on watermelons, but also
on cucumbers, cantaloupes and other
plants of the cucurbit family. The
Cents Extra.
OPPORTUNITY
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I . . ffirt i , is
Llvan Ilson Fast iWiilrang
His Old Piace as
Shortstop.
New York, June 5. The unbreak
able heart of! IfVanQlsqn is carrying
him to new heights of glory. His
courageous ball playing, his fast think
ing brain, and the pure force of his snyder and Vaughn, - a nifty couple
grit are winning back for him his old!of Singjng and dancing- artists, ap
place as shortstop for the Brooklyn (pealed greatly to every one and was
National league teamv. one of the real big specialty acts of
Bunny Fabrique, hailed as a. won-the show. But the real hit was; when
der the man who would put the Dodg- littje Virginia Bartles, a wee tot of a
ers in the running again is holding girl npt more than three years old,
down a bench position. His fielding came put wltn the cn0rus in an intri
aensational when the season opened, !cate and difficult dancing number,
has turned out lately to be nothing J Miss Bartles in soprano solo3, also
more than ordinary; his hitting, prom- charmed, as did the Dixie Quartette
inent in the early days of the cam- in iate lemony singing hits.
paign, has fallen off until it resembles
a pitcher's batting average. "THE DERELICT" GRAND TOMOR-
Olson was stationed on the bench nnw
when the Brooklyns started on the
march through the season. Occasion
ally he filled in as a pinch hitter or
runner, and occasionally he got into
the line-up for a short time. His main
usefulness, however, was coaching.
Olson occupied one coacher's box and
Wilbert Robinson the other.
Olson was game. He didn't blink
when the news came to him that he
xs to be used only as a substitute. He
merely set his teeth and stuck to it.
Olson is back there now. He's playing.
Detter Dan tnan ne aid last summer,
but he still needs improvement to be
wucu uu a par wiiu ouier ianonai
league shortstops. His hitting, al
ways timely, is about the same. But
the quick brain of Ivan,, his nerve on
bases and i the field have inspired
other members of the club. Since Ol
rtn 1 1 J nvk n !lL "K T J. 1 .
son's return to the line-up they have
been winning.
Olson never has been a star. Nerve
and brains have held him in the Na
tional league. Brooklyn fans have
picked him out as a special target for
their gibes. It hasn't affected Olson.
His heart is iron. He's good for at
least the rest of the present season if
his fielding holds up to its present
gait
fungus, which is itself a plant, pene
trates the watermelon and develops
there in the form of minute mold
like threads. It is spread widely and
rapidly by its tiny seed bodies or
spores produced in uncountable num
bers on the spotted leaves and fruit.
Without moisture these spores can
not germinate or infect the plant;
hence anthracnose may not appear at
all during dry weather, but it devel
ops very rapidly during periods of
rain or heavy dew, particularly if
the weather is warm.
Remedy It can be prevented by
spraying with Bordeaux' mixture, if
this treatment is done thoroughly,
and at the proper times. .In seasons
when the disease is severe, two orj
three applications will save the crop,
cf which half or more might other
wise be lost, spraying sometimes
has tailed to giJ satisfactory results,
the bulletin calls the attention of
growers to some essential details,
neglect of which was responsible for
all the failures investigated4
Stem-end rot has caused losses
during recent years that for some
sections have been, perhaps, more se
rious than those caused by any
other melon disease. Many cars have
reached their destination with 75 to
95 per cent, of the contents spoiled.
On one day in 1915, in 100 cars on
the tracks in a large northern mar
ket, a,n average of 25 per cent, of the
melons was decayed with stem-end
rot. . So accustomed have melon
handlers become to this disease that
it is a common practice when unload
ing to test every melon as it is
passed out of the car by pressing
with the thumb at the stem end. If
the rind gives way, the melon is re
jected. Due to Fungus.
This rot is due to a fungus closely
related to or identical witli species
which cause a stem-end rot of citrus
fruit, a decay in sweet potatoes, a
cotton boll rotAand other plant dis
eases. They are all alike in being
wound or weakling parasites; that is,
they will not attack a living plant or
fruit unless it is weakened or dying
from some other cause or has been
cut or. bruised. The stem-end rot
fungus is common in ripe or dying
vegetation in or around melon fields,
especially on cotton or corn stalks,
coffee weed, and old melon vines.
Since the spores are borne by the
wind they are abundant in the air
and are likely to find lodgment on the
cut stems of melons. Within 24 hours
a blackening of the cut surface may
be noticed and by about the third
day the fungus has grown down the
stem of the melon and started a rot.
This, disorder is not due, as many
think, to the use of large quantities of
fertilizers or to the excessive use of
nitrates or any particular ingredient.
All varieties of watermelons tested
have proved to be subject to stem
end rot, and the fruits are subject to
the disease at all. stages, of develop
ment. Remedey The prevention of stem-
iyena rot is to De accomplished by
i.- '-F,JJb ' ' f "-J wi. Lilt i n i ti t t
from, entering tho cut stem. Two lines
of action are. advisable: (1) Field
sanitation to reduce the danger of in
fection; and (2) stem-end treatment
with a disinfectant. Treatment of
the stems, which probably is the
most important measure, requires the
use of a paste that will adhere and
in the quantity used be non-poisonous
and practically invisible. Such
a material is starch paste with blue
stone. The details for making and
applying this paste at. the car are
given in the bulletins mentioned. San
itation involves cleaning up the
fields, gathering and destroying all
cull melons, spraying as . for anthrac
nose, careful harvesting methods, and
disinfection of freight cars.
Wilt, root-knot, anthracnose and
stem-end rot are the only diseases
which influence in a large way the
culture of watermelons. Other dis
orders, however, are met with occa
sionally. These are stem blight, bac
terial wilt, downy mildew, and mal
nutrition, all of which are HisfiicnoH
tm
. Myrtle Bartles and her Dixie Girls
thoroughly captivated three large . au
diences at the Royal yesterday? despite
very disagreeable weather. fThe show
possesses a class and a distinctiveness
that puts it over.big, and. no thejeast
among the things that made it please
so .thoroughly,; was the presence of a
blackface artist the first in several
weeks, at the Royals George Richards
is well known as a blackface -pomedy
artist, and kept the crowd in constant
giggles all the way through the en
tire show. ' : , -
"The Derelict," William Fox's new
film drama, presenting Stuart Holmes,
at the Grand tomorrow, is a picture of
intense dramatic appeal, a marvel of
photography, scenic detail and acting.
Written and directed by Carl Har
baugh, now being acclaimed across the
continent for his masterful production
of "The Scarlet Letter," it combines
the imaginative and executive talents
of this screen artist. Written espec
ially for S-tuart Holmes, it brings out
the rare powers of this actor to portray
1 SPifish eerotism-. nold disregard for
ftthPrs nnA tn rpflpntive moments a
stirring pathos,
"The Derelict" is Stuart JJolmes.
He took tha character of that man to
heart and put a touch of sympathy in
a life where most would have put only
coldness.
Supporting Mr. Holmes as Teddy
Brant is a cast of rare ability. Mary
Martin plays the leading feminine role,
the wife, a woman of refinement, who
is humiliated and disgraced by a hus
band who abandons her for a fleeting
flame. Miss Martin puts into this char
acter that sincerity which has charm
ed every spectator of her work.
June Daye, the woman in the case,
! is new with Fox productions. She
! pictures a new type of siren woman.
I JJSJ
BRIGHTENING OUR CORNER.
Memones of one of my first Sunday
school teachers prompts me to write
this chat. She built up our little class
Of half-hearted KirlS intO a large
class of enthusiastic workers, trying
to do their share in making the world
unguier. Again aim ugain i ueaiu
pcupic aay yjnc wum hl ruuy urn
wiiuuui ueiug ueiLei , aiiu surtiy buuii i
J.l A. 1 " 1 1.X , J . . . 1-
a general opinion must ' have been
faithfully earned. She was a delight
ful person who had strong prejudices
against those things she believed
wrong but who, on the other hand, was
by no means narrow. Her entire life
was devoted to making others happy,
and this she did as she went about
her many tasks. Truly she brightened
the corner where she was.
And brightening the corner where
you are reminds me of Billy Sunday,
the great evangelist, who is conduct
ing a series of sermons at the immense
VAUDEVILLE
Myrtle Bartles
ANI IIER
DIXIE GIRLS
Featuring
MYRTLE BARTLES
Lyric Soprano
SNYDER & VAUGHN
Singing: and Dancing:
GEO. RICHARDS
Buck and Wing Dancer
And Three Other Big: Specialty
Teams.
TODAY
MABEL TALIAFERRO
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The Barricade
TOMORROW
STUART HOLMES
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The Derelict"
A Tense Drama of Wine; Women
Oand Bong.
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t ststiqday berr. down and inter
fere with the virn and vigor your, work lacks
snap drink a glass of PEPSI-Cola and see the
difference. You Witt work better feel better and
wind tip with a spurt of speed.
iBe.your own jtidge! There is no substitute for
EfPSi-Coiareserit the suggestion.
" 'Fine for the kiddies too get from the grocer
a crate for your ice-box. Or at ail founts.
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mum --!.--T- - ......... I-.. i . i i nmwi temi "-"lui
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tabernacle which was er' ited for him
uptown in Manhattan. The hymn,
'Brighten the Corner Wb jre You Are,"'
was sung my hundreds f people who
crowded into the building twice every
day. And. upon cafefu investigation
T ftnri that Mr fiunda epnerallv hsps
this song in his evangelistic workaday, and his choice of the little song,our9'
What art Insnirine' mot n that is inst.
our own mtle corner not the whole
large worid teeming with many who
,,1 sroff flTld onsnent the motive
T,rVirV, loir KohinI mir nffnrt Kn nil
ow inv POrnGr
Tne very thought of bettering the
whoIe world is so overpowering that
it retards us in our very purpose,
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( THE
l yf) ROYAL
yJ THEATRE, I
t JUNE 6TH. I
y W. D. MacMILLAN, Jr. I
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if every one of us would' brighten our
'own COrner the result would be the
accom shment Qf the believed im.
,
Possible. The whole world is better
' and brighter for our combined efforts..
Somehow I must admire Billv Sun-
nrovos how well he knows human
ture. He must realize that the best
of us are weak and half-hearted when
our task seems ereat and difficult. So
v Via hoa fhnoon a ennof urVlih trivaa
!an easv task such an easv task,
fact, that it would be a pity to
fail,
wouldn't it.
but Let us start before we are one min
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Why you should
drink PEPSI-Cola
Pure, cane suga carbon
ated Bprihg water, tVuit
juices, acid phdphatt and
. flavoring that's PEFSI
Cola. No mystery in hs
. recipe; just a proper
blending of ingredients
a delightful, vvholesom
beverage, aa beneficial as
it is refreshing, aa invig
. orating ' aa it i iiiij bl
- queriching. Some people
, call It a "Liquid Conici.
tion"! It is thb kind nt
drink you wohld Lieu k
hooitif you couid !
ute oIdei to brighten our corner. At
first it will be hard, but alter a while
we will grow so absorbed and happy
in our task that it will become a gen
uine pleasure, and then think of the
sweet content when success is finally
na -
Largest Class at Ohio State.
Columbus, Ohio, June 5. At today's
commencement at Ohio Stale Univer-
ln'ottv nuarlv nno Ihniisfliiri trnHnatoo p.-.
in 'ceived diDlomas. the larKest numbtr in
the nlstory of the institution. The
College of Agriculture ranked highest
- with zzv men and ba women Rraauatts.
V g i the publication just Issued.